East Metro
December 8, 2020
Bob Fletcher

Ramsey County residents weigh in on Sheriff Bob Fletcher's performance

More than 200 tuned in, many to oppose making sheriff's job appointed.
St. Paul
December 8, 2020
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, shown in 2019

Twitter CEO boosts St. Paul's guaranteed income program

St. Paul, along with two dozen other cities, will get a minimum of $500,000 to grow their programs. The People's Prosperity Guaranteed Income Pilot will provide monthly payments to 150 randomly selected families in four of St. Paul's lowest-income ZIP codes.
East Metro
December 7, 2020
Maximillian M. Fritsch Credit: Ramsey County jail

Driver who rammed SUV into St. Paul restaurant charged with string of crimes

He groped a woman just after the crash, attempted carjacking, charges say.
St. Paul
December 7, 2020
The 2021 buttons encompassing the Winter Carnival logo feature colorful winter designs by Minneapolis artist, muralist and screen painter Adam Turman.

Artist-designed buttons celebrate St. Paul Winter Carnival

Button sales will follow Saturday's virtual kickoff.
St. Paul
December 5, 2020
The fence barrier around the State Capitol erected in the aftermath of civil unrest over George Floyd's May killing has remained in place long after s

Months after riots, Minnesota Capitol still fenced in

State is paying $8,000 a month for temporary barrier.
East Metro
December 4, 2020

Fired Ramsey County employee charged with embezzling $65,000

Accused of schemes involving work credit card, Paul Richard Scharf faces 16 felony counts.
Minneapolis
December 4, 2020
Zachary V. Robinson

St. Paul man expected to get nearly 50 years in prison for killing pregnant woman and baby

Zachary V. Robinson, 27, pleaded guilty Thursday in Hennepin County District Court to two counts of second-degree murder.
St. Paul
December 3, 2020
A vehicle crashed into Los Ocampo on University Avenue in St. Paul on Thursday. The driver was being treated at Regions Hospital for injuries not beli

Gas leak, attempted carjacking follow SUV crash into St. Paul restaurant

"The whole thing is bizarre," said a police spokesman.
St. Paul
December 3, 2020
St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell, seen in 2019, said he has recovered from COVID-19 after two weeks of self-isolation.

Police funding dominates St. Paul's truth-in-taxation hearing

Some residents want cuts to the department budget, others worry about crime.
Minneapolis
December 3, 2020
Donald C. Jenkins Jr. ORG XMIT: MIN1812201513012109

St. Paul man convicted in 1991 Minneapolis murder

DNA evidence linked Donald C. Jenkins Jr. to the crime.
St. Paul
December 3, 2020
St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell, Mayor Melvin Carter and other officers stood at the podium as body camera footage played for the media on televisio

Attorney for fired St. Paul cop pushes back on police chief's account

His attorney says suspect had used knife, claimed to have gun before shooting.
Local
December 2, 2020
Volunteers worked through a huge pile of donated new toys, sorting them into bins marked for girls and boys of different age groups.

Twin Cities toy drives face volunteer, toy shortages due to COVID-19

While some volunteer events went virtual, toy drives still need in-person help.
East Metro
December 2, 2020
Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher

Video shows Ramsey County sheriff driving past struck pedestrian

Bob Fletcher says the wet street and the man's position on roadway made it hard for him to see.
St. Paul
December 2, 2020

St. Paul police seek driver in hit-and-run crash that injured pedestrian

The victim was in critical condition at Regions Hospital in St. Paul.
South Metro
December 2, 2020
St. Paul police officers and Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigators walked near the scene where Joseph Javonte Washington was shot Saturday.

Man shot by St. Paul police over weekend charged in assault, kidnapping

Charges filed in Dakota County detail the sexual assault and kidnapping that preceded the controversial shooting.
St. Paul
December 2, 2020
St. Paul police chief fires officer who shot, wounded man

St. Paul police chief fires officer who shot, wounded man

Chief Todd Axtell announced that he took "swift, decisive and serious" action against the officer, who failed to uphold department standards, after reviewing his body camera footage from the incident.
Minneapolis
December 1, 2020
A traffic camera showed the aftermath of the Richfield crash in June that killed four people.

Minnesota's traffic fatality count so far in 2020 now equal to all of last year

Speeding and lack of seat belt use are factors fueling this year's grim tally, according to the latest state data.
St. Paul
December 1, 2020
St. Paul City Council member Mitra Jalali Nelson spoke with fellow Council member Rebecca Noecker during discussion the $15 minimum wage ordnance befo

Summit Hill neighbors challenge St. Paul's exceptions for triplex developer

St. Paul's Board of Zoning Appeals granted a developer six variances to build townhouses on a back lot.

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